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Sept. 15, 192s. Re; 16,164

C. S. HALL AIRCRAFT Original Filed May 16. 1922v 2 Shams-ShedI l ATTORNEY.

Sept. \15, l 925.

- Re. 16,164 l c. s. HALL AIRCRAFT Original Filed May 16. 1922 2 SheetsfrShsd 2 Y AINVENTOR.

V CHAR/.Es s. HALL lil) Reissued Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. HALL, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

AIRCRAFT.

l original No. 1,515,1'137, dated November 11, 1924, Serial No. 561,378, led May 16, 1922. Application for reissue filed January 31, 1925. Serial No. 6,130.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. HALL, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident` of Oakland, in the county of Alameda andState of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Aircraft, of which the following, when read with reference to the accompanying drawings, is such a full, clear, and exact specification embodying the invention in its preferred form as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The general object of my invention is to provide a lighter than air craft with means to receive, house and discharge an airplane.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a cooperative combination of lighter than air and heavier than air aircraft whereby a smaller aircraft such as an airplane may be housed within the larger craft and this larger craft used as a base of operations for the smaller craft.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lighter than air aircraft whereby a smaller craft such as an airplane may land upon, and be stored within, as well as tobe able to take off from, the heavier than air craft.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mother.aircraft adapted to carry and house a smaller craft wherein the mother ship can both take off and land with the smaller craft aboard so that a relatively small field may be used since the mother lship may make a landing when making but little headway.

Another object of my invention is to provide an aircraft which is particularly serviceable during times of war, being capable of long and sustained iight and providing housing facilities for smaller and auxiliary craft. v

Another object is to provide an aircraft having a relatively fiat under surface to give the craft large carrying capacity as is required for commercial, military, and naval uses.

Other objects of my invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying 4drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an aircraft embodying the features' of my invention; Fig. 2 is a. front elevation which smaller aircraft, such as an airplane 4,

may land, rest, and take off, with the lower part of the envelope 2 forming a ceiling for the housing runway, as shown in Fig. 2.

On both sides of the aircraft, suitable planes, or wings 5 are arranged. Suitable propellers 6 are arranged operatively 'onont-v .fstnding pivoting cases 7as shown in the drawings. These cases 7 are so arranged upon the body 1 (by means not shown in detail) whereby they may be swung upon their axes thus allowing the propellers to rotate about axes at right angles to the axes of the cases 7. Thus it will be seen that the propellersymay be swung to exert a thrust in any desired direction. Suitable controls, such as rudders and elevators 8 and 9 may be constructed upon either the v envelope 2 or the body 1.

It will be seen from the foregoing that when the envelope 2 is filled with a suitable lighter than air element, such as hydrogen, or helium, the buoyancy created thereby will tend to, if not actually lift the aircraft from the ground. If, however, additional lifting force is necessary, this may be accomplished by swinging the pivoted casings 7 in such a way that the propellers thereon will exert a thrust in a downward direction. It will be seen, that when the aircraft is in the air, a smaller aircraft such as an airplane 4 will be in a position to make a take-off at any time from the Hoor ofthe chamber defined by the ceiling formed by the lower surface of envelope 2, and the side walls 3 and the top of body 1, as hereinbeforede-` scribed, and that, by reason of the runway thus afforded, the take olf of the smaller craft 4 may be facilitated. The landing of the smaller aircraft 4 lon the runway of the mother ship will bevobserved at the rear end of the aircraft as shown in Figure 1.

It will thus be seen that in the device dey vention.

scribed v`a craft is provided which can carry heavyv loads,

and thus satisfy one of the objects of thepresent invention.

l Of course, it will be understood that various changes can be made in the relative size and shape of the 4various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention and I wish it to be understood that I donot limit myself to the details shown since the embodiment shown in the drawings is merely' for the purpose of illustrating my in- Other types of construction may be had, such as by placing the runway between two or more envelopes arranged on parallels worin any other claim frames;

ing rotatabLy'v-@journaled 1.,In an aircraft the combination of; a gas container; wings attached to thel said container; a platform, suitable to the landing and taking off of smaller aircraft, arranged longitudinally through the said container; a relatively flat body arranged under the said container; revolvable propeller frames extending from the said craft; propellers operatively mounted upon said and controlsmounted upon the said craft. substantially as described.

2 In an aircraft the combination of a gas containing envelope; a relatively flat body attached thereto; a runway arranged longitudinally through the said craft, the said runway suitably arranged for the landmgs and takings off of smaller aircraft; a

ousing space for smaller aircraft arranged within the said body; wings attached to the said envelope and the said body; revolving propeller frames extending from the said body; propellers mounted upon said frames; and controls mounted upon the said body, substantially as disclosed.

In an aircraft of the combination; a gas .containerl wings attached thereto; revolvlng propeller easing arranged thereon; propellers operatively mounted upon the sald casing: a runway arranged within the said aircraft suitable for the landings and takings ofi of smaller aircraft; a body of relatively flat undersurface; and suitable controls mounted upon the said craft, substantially as disclosed.

4. In an aircraft the combination of a gas container; a body arranged to the said container, the said body having a relatively fiat undersurface; a platform arranged between the said gas container and the said body, the said platform suited for the landings A upon the said'ibody, .the said propeller cas-l `in Vthezisaid body;

since my invention relates-to chamberin said body and a thereon and takngs Volf thereofI of smaller aircraft; propeller casings arranged gas containing envelope, an enclosed runway supported by said container, said runway projecting beyond the end of the aircraft, the said runway affording a landing space for smaller aircraft, a space within Which the smaller aircraft may be housed, and means permitting the smaller aircraft to take-off. p Y

7; In an aircraft the combination of, a

lgas containing envelope, a runway extending longitudinally of the envelope, one end 'of said runway having an open top projecting beyond the end of the aircraft whereby airplanes may land thereon and a houslng space for smaller aircraft arranged within the said envelope.

8. In an aircraft the combination of, a gas containing envelope, a body thereon, a runway extendinglongitudinally of the said craft. said runway being suitably arranged for the landing and taking of of smaller aircraft, a housing space for smaller aircraft arranged within the said body, revolving propeller frames on said body and propellers mounted upon said frames.

In an aircraft the combination of, a`

lighter-than-air aircraft and a heavier-thanair aircraft. said lighter-than-air aircrafthaving means thereon whereby the heavier-thanair aircraft may be housed therein and a runway at one end whereby the heavier-thanair aircraft may make a landing upon and take off from the lighter-than-air aircraft while the latter is in motion.

10. In an aircraft the combination or, a gas container, a body arranged on the said container, a' platform arranged within the said body. the said platform being smooth wherebyV it maybe used forlthe landing thereon andtaking off therefrom of smaller aircraft. propellers mounted upon the said body, the said pro-pellers being arranged to ,exert a downward thrust, substantially as shown. v f

11. In an aircraft, a body including a sustaining gas container, driving means and steering means therefor. a Alanding' platforni on one end of said body. a second platform at the otherend of said body, a

j runway connecting said chamber with said platforms.

12. In a heavier-than-air aircraft; a sustaining bodv having means therein for driv-` ing' it and for steering it, said body having a landing platform thereon projecting beyond one end thereof, said body having platform for airplanes adjacent the end of a chamber therein for housing airplanes said chamber, said landing platform having and a runway extending from said landing` a runway thereon and said chamber havin platform to said chamber. a runway therein, said runways commum# 5 13. In an aircraft, a body including a. eating whereby an airplane landing upon 15 gas containing envelope, pro-pellers arranged the landing platform may be moved into on said body, means to direct said aircraft the chamber. `vertically and laterally, said aircraft hav- In testimony whereof, I hereunto ailix ing a chamber'therein, said chamber termilmy signature.

10 nating at one end of said aircraft, a landing CHARLES S. HALL. 

